Baseball's Best Short Stories (Sports Short Stories (Paperback Chicago Review)) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 155652319X ISBN 13: 9781556523199

Publisher: Chicago Review Press, 1995

Synopsis

This anthology brings together twenty-eight exceptional short stories about the great game of baseball. Written over several decades by some of America's favorite writers, including Zane Grey, James Thurber, Robert Penn Warren, T. Coraghessan Boyle, and Chet Williamson, many of the stories are about the game itself; others use baseball as a backdrop for timeless themes, such as morality, greed, and love.

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Review:

"This outstanding anthology is a testament to baseball's enduring drawing power as subject matter for some of our most renowned authors." --"Booklist"

"An exciting collection of some of the best 20th-century writers venturing into some unexpected venues." --"Arizona Daily Star"

"Staudohar has hit it out of the park." --"Publishers Weekly"

"The classic collection for the 21st century...Every American home needs a bookcase devoted to baseball literature, from Bernard Malamud's The Natural" to Elliot Asinof's Eight Men Out". Make a little more room for this one." --Creative Loafing Tampa

"You needn't be a sports fan to enjoy these 34 hugely entertaining tales." "Reader's Digest""

"A thoroughly enjoyable addition to any library, whether or not the original is still on the shelves." "Booklist""

An exciting collection of some of the best 20th-century writers venturing into some unexpected venues. "Arizona Daily Star""

"This delightful collection, running from photographic realism to fantasy, is baseball at its best. Truth may be stranger than fiction, but these stories demonstrate that fiction can be truer than fact. If you like baseball, you owe yourself this treat." Leonard Koppett, Hall of Fame Sportswriter"

Staudohar has hit it out of the park. "Publishers Weekly""

"["Baseball's Best Short Stories"] brings back a lot of good memories of my playing days. Also, great stories of old-time players." Stan Musial, former player for the St. Louis Cardinals"

Synopsis:

This anthology brings together 28 exceptional short stories about the great game of baseball. Written over several decades by some of America's famous writers, many of the stories are about the game itself; others use baseball as a backdrop for timeless themes, such as morality, greed, and love. All of them pay tribute to a game that has merged with America's national identity.

About this edition

• Publisher: Chicago Review Press
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 155652319X
• ISBN 13: 9781556523199
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 387
• Editor: Staudohar Paul D.